Wind-shield.



H. A. DOUGLAS.

WIND SHIELD. APPLICATION FILED N0v.2z,19o9.

Patented Sept. 3,1912.

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WIND SHIELD. APPLICATION FILED N0v.22,1909.

1,037,604, Patented Sept. 3, 1912.

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UMTEDASTATES entranti? ormon.

HARRY -A. noUGL-As,

oFolICAGo, ILLINoIs; assIoNoBI lro THE ADAMS' & WEs'rLbAiiE COIVIPAN'Y,` CORPORATIONl 0F ILLINOIS.l

. WIND-sumti) y Specification ofLetters'Patent.- Patented Sept; 3, 1912i 'ppi'ica'ti-on ,inegi lrrkwennier 22, ieoal serial No. 529,318,-

` .a 'citizen of the United States, and -residentof ,Y (gf-,hieago, count-y ofCo'ok, and State ofAIllinois, have invented certain-newl-Aand. useful `Improvements in llifvind-Shields, of which.

the followinfiis va'specitication, and: which are. illustrated' in the accompanymg `drawn1gs,ff( rining a part thereof. 1 e

d shlelds for I.`he invention relates tO-'Will vehieles particularly applicable lfor use-in connection with `automobiles, andoompris- Iimg .a Apair. of glazedseetionszone .ofgwhich iselixedlyfmounted .uponuthe dashboard of thevehicle; the other,wheninvposition,for jservice, is mountedv upon-the lfixedsection fand when outof service-is brought along- -..side thereof.

The object of the invent-louis to provide improved means forseenringthe two sections of the'shield together and4 for locking the .morablesection in botlrof .its positions; lheinvention. consistingin a structure suclr asL is hereinafter described and as illustrated ijn the accompanying drawings, in'which-f y A l Figure 1 is a rear elevationiof the shield;d

Fig. f2 is ,a side elevation thereof, the mov able section being shown infsolid lines lin po#Y sition for service and i'n dottcdlines. in its retracted position; Figl 3 is a detail Vplan section aboveV the locking mechanism .and showing the movable section out oi service; and Fig. 4 is a detail side-elevation', partly -in section, the movable-section.being shown in solid lilies ont of service.

.;"l`he two sections of the shield are generally desigiated by the numeralsand 11, tho-lower section 10 being'provided with'a ,base plate 12. .adapted to lit upon andfbe ser,

movable section at its sideedges and inter-- mediate of its top and bottom, as shown at and being pivoted at 16 to forwardlyextendlng bracket-arms 17, only one of which is plainly shown. The hinge and length of thevplate. Y y bracket 17.-` extends above fthelower'y shield Section 1 0, and is notched orA reeessedgikas' .shown at 24.- A stud 25, attached 'to` the per wall of the recess -loeking mechanism being duplicatedhut @one set need bedescribed in detail. Each of ,the extensible arms, as 13, comprisesapair` of'membe-rs 18, 19, lunit-ed. bymeans of a turn-buckle 20. ,The pivots 15, 1G,

r project laterally beyond the edgesof the shie d sections 10, 11, to permit the arms 13,14*,Ito

swing as the upper section is shifted@v Plates 21, 22, are attac-hed to the `side edges of the lower section-10 andextend ,haclv vwardly therefrom, the inne-r face of 4such extension being channeled, a's shown at 23,

suchchannel being open... at the top and closed at the bottomand extending preferably, although not necessarily,the lentire The inner end 'of-f the lower corner of the upper shield-section 11, engages the recess 2i when the upper Section is in the servlce positlon'and the Chan- 1101.23, when this section is lowered. vWhen'.`

the movable section 11 is brought to service position itrests upon the upper edge of .the

Alower section.Y The arms 13,14, beingextended tend to tilt the upper section bZlCkwardly. forcingv the stud lagainst the..up,

and pressing the u ppershicld section downwardly upon-the low'er section. Preferably the-two sections .are matchedv togethe-nas by the use of a. pair of plates QG, QT, fixed to the upper ledge" 'of one and the lower edge of the "other", one

of such-plates being 'grooved-and theother having a; complementary rib. These matched sections together more certainly prevents rattling and also effectuallyl-'excludes the'` e weather. cured v`to thefdashhoard of the vehicle; the

Stn-ds 28, 99. are secured to the 'upper crners of the shield'seotion 11 and enter thel ,channels 23 when this section is moved to its lower position. -lVhen :the section is" in this position 'the extension 'of the. arx'ns'13, 14,

zforc'es the studs to thebottomso the vvchannels and. tends to tilt. the top of the section backwardly, binding the studs'23, 29, against the rearward Walls of the channels, effectually preventing rattling. The section 11 may be moved from either of its positions by releasing the turn-bucklesQO, slightly shortening the arms 13, 14.

The channels 23 are preferably continuous throughout the entire length of the tering the recess and forming the bearing -for the stud 25, providing means for adjust-A ing the arts so that the upper sectionl shall bel exact y vertical when securely locked. l I claim as my inventlon- 1.l A wind shield for vehicles comprising,

in combination, fa fixed section and a movable section, brackets extendin forwardly from the' upper corners of the Xed sectiom' extensible arms" ivotally attached to the bracket-s and'td t e movable shield section,

-anda. detent onf-the movable section engageablewith the bracket for holding the movable section against backward movementwhen such section is vertical, and means for forciblyV extending the arms to urge -thc movable section backwardly.

2. In a wind 'shield for vehicles,fin combination, a fixed section and a movable sec- Y extensible varms brackets and to tion, brackets ,extending forwardly from the top of the xed section and having. upstanding recessed shoulders at their inner ends, ivotally attached to thc e movable. section, means 'for forcibly extending the arms, and studs 'rse mounted upon the-movable section and engageable with the recesses of the bracket shoulders.

3. Ina wind shield for vehicles, in combinatlon, a-fixed section and a. movable sec- Y. jftion, brackets extending forwardly from they :$0

top of the fixed section and having upstanding recessed shoulders at their inner'ends, extensible arms pivotally attachedto the brackets and to the movable section, means #for forcibly extending the .arms, studsA mounted upon the movable section and engageable with the recesses of the bracket shoulders, and plates extending backwardly from the sideedges of the fixed shield sec- ,tion and"being channeled to receive the studs. A c

4. In a wind .shield for vehicles, in comb ination, a fixed section and a movable section, brackets extending forwardly from the fgfixedsection adjacent its upper end and 5.

havingat their inner 'ends upstanding .re-

. -clessed shoulders, channeled plates extending backwardly from` the side edges of the fixed4 .Y section', studs secured to the movable section? at the tops and .bottoms of the sides thereo an'dbeing engagcable with the channels of the plates, the lower pair of such studs be-y 1 lng engageabl with the recesses ofi the brackets, extensible arms pivotallyattached to the brackets and to the movable section, and means for forcibly extending the arms.

5. In a wind shield for vehicles, in combination, a fixed sectionand a movable section,'brackets extending forwardly from the fixed section, interlocking menus for engaging the lower edge of the movable section with the upper edge of the fixed section, and arms pivotally attached to the brackets and lto the movable section, each of such arms comprising two sections united by a turnbuckle.

6. A wind shield for vehicles comprising, in combination, a -fixed section and a mov- 'able section, brackets extendin forwardly from the upper corners of the xed` section; extensible arms ivotally attached to the brackets and' to tie movable shield sect-ion, means for forcibly" extending the arms, and 'an adjustable detent on the moyable section engageable with the bracket for holding the movable section against pressure due to the extension of the arms.

7. In awind' shield for vehicles, in com bination, a fixed section and a movable section, brackets extending forwardly from the top of the fixed section and having upstand ing recessed shoulders at their inner ends, extensible Aarms pivotally attached to the brackets and to the-movable section, means for forcibly extending the arms, studs mounted upon the movable section and engageable with thc recesses of the bracket shoulders, and adjusting screwsset through ythe shoulders of the brackets and entering the recesses thereof.

8. In a wind shield, in combination, a movable plate, a support for the lower edge of the plate, means for interlocking the plate with the support, brackets extending orwardly from the support, and arms pivotally attached to the brackets and to the movable plate, ach of such arms ycomprising two sect-ions united by a turn buckle.

9. A wind shield for vehicles comprising, in combination, a pair of sections, one thereof being adapted to be secured to the dashboard ofa veliiclc and the other being morable into alinement with the first, brackets extending forwardly from the upper corners oft-he first-named section, extensible arms pivotally attached to the brackets and to the second-named section, means for fpricibly Iextending the arms, and a detent on the movable section 'engageable with the bracket for holding the second-named section against pressure due to the extension of. the arms.` A

HARRY apouoLAs.

Witnesses Lotus K. GILLsoN, 

